August 22, 2017 Earthquake: Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines on August 22, 2017 at 22:26:14 UTC, 17 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 22, 2017
- Time
- 22:26:14 UTC
- Place
- Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.954° N, 124.707° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 56
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person died from a heart attack, 1 person killed and at least 56 houses damaged at Ormoc. Tugbong, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - CDI: 5; Dolores (Ormoc City, Leyte), Eastern Visayas, Philippines - CDI: 4; Gabas, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - CDI: 3; Carigara, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - CDI: 3; Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
At least two women were killed when a 5.0-magnitude struck the island of Leyte on Wednesday, local media said. The tremor struck north of Albuera at 6.26 a.m. local time (2226GMT), affecting the coastal city of Ormoc. The women, aged 51 and 70, died while running for safety in the village of San Jose, Superintendent Elma delos Santos, Ormoc City police's deputy director, said according to GMA News. Around 56 houses were damaged by the quake, which the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said hit from a depth of 5 kilometers (3 miles). Village Chairwoman Myrna Mangle said several people were injured. (reference #11872)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, Philippines
- September 30, 2025, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines
- February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
- February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, Philippines
- February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, Philippines
- July 6, 2017, Leyte, Philippines
- August 18, 2020, Masbate, Philippines
- November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, Philippines
- November 18, 2003, Can-Avid, Samar, Philippines
- March 5, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- July 3, 2015, Mindanao, Philippines
- February 7, 1890, Catbalogan,barugo, Samar,leyte, Philippines
- September 1743, Leyte, Philippines
- December 8, 1905, Tuburan, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10264.